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Show V. t Sun Advocate. Price, Utah Tuesday December 5, 2000 5A c L v ep8 1 1 were Just like me and listened to unjust rumors without getting the facta first v So the decision has been made. Continued from page 4A) . '.'.Ftadhle '.'.'.urBa.;.'' ; ; organizational struo- .. Programs and policies that foster health, wellness, and safety 'i'lland - ' people shmild pay their own way, The? are usually against most welfare programs and want business to be the ones to solve the. prpblems in our society rather than government They feel people should take responsibility for their own actions and think approximately 18 new; are going to he added classrooms guidelines, Comprehensive onto existing buildings. ' Westridge has. 23 classrooms, two gyms, one lunchroom, one brary, one office, two computer labs, two portable classrooms and ...- f . school. : They chose Wfestridge to pilots three speclaleducation that they were working on rooms along with the existing dia-- through Utah. State University trict technology center. Are the existing elementary They were amazed at how quickly and easily the transition was ao- - schools going to be able to handle the overflow, even with the new ; compllsbed at Westridge. It wasnt without its problems, additions? Are additional computer labs but the good far outweighed the went Scores ftad. up even though being added onto each elementary were that they prob-- school to accommodate the other . warned yn The wouldnt teaming pro- - elementary teachers who already ably complain that they dont have j cess is working The middle school philosophy is working y..'V One hundred percent of the .Y teachers at Westridge have been specialists goingto be hired engrossed in training involving so that the elementary teachers 'these processes for the past four who are all ready overwhelmed . years. Teachers were trained af-- with teaching a vast curriculum r ;ter school and on Saturdays. Sev- - with little or no preparation time . .. jeral attended week-km- g sessions will not be forced to implement Oth-- even more curriculum that is al the summers. Logan during - : ready being taught at the middle : Coloto and Indiana traveled ters school level? .; . jrado for extensive training Y : Are teachstudents our ; It wasnt easy and some being short--. rs were very.reluctanL It meant . changed for the sake of whatever? : Change, commitment and. lots of ' . If the main reason for dosing ; l. ; hardwork.1 Westridge is the foot that student . All of a sudden, we bad teach- - numbers are decreasing then I Y fers who were excited about the only have one thing to say-- halle-y again. Teachers who ytojah. wantedto learn the best way to ; The biggest outcry in the state of Utah concerning education Is teach the middle school level. Wb witnessed a change. It may the fact that both parents and. not come right out and slap you in teachers want smaller class size." !the face every time that you walk Carbon County has the oppor-- c Into the building but it's thereyou tunity to makes statement, v Y'V can fed it-- and you know that if ; Economically we may have to at other options down the; look can Y. It time better get only 'given We were shocked and saddened road, but it Just doesnt make ; to hear that our school would be sense now. 370 students. If has y - dosed ifthe community passed the Westridge Y : bond Issue. were going to talk numbers, then ; v. Ibr years, we had been listen-think we have to look elsewhere. ' ing to rumors that we would be-- IJust cant And Justiflcation for' the ; v oome the. new board office but ' closure at this time. Y most of us couldnt Y It would seem that, since we. Imagine this becoming a reality - especially in v were informed that this building the fading light of the controversy is the most expensive to maintain, . of the dosing of DurrantElemen- - Why would the district want to " ' ' ", t change it oyer and use it twice as tary ' V ,.v". had faith that the commu- - much?-':,- . , Wfe could be a little unoonven-schonity would not allow another to be dosed.; i tkmalandputthebwmfltandwBlr V'Our faculty was informed in thefareirf the individual student at the spring of last year that the ded- - heart and focus of our educational sion to dose Westridge would be-- concerns, I know its a risk and it . come a reality The committee had might mean tightening our belts in ' decided that a return to the "old other areas, but realty - who are ' the . important ones in this issue? "yayiwouldbebest we be ahead of the.. Can but about know it dont ,v.v.I you, doesnt make sense to me to return baligame and face this challenge ; to the old way simply because with only the best interests of the , ' thats what a few people believe. , students in mind? t office on board The recall 1 dont only plans any Bythe way-v of the committee members sitting using one-thiof the building.' foon training sessions occurring Why not keep the middle school " at the middle school. Maybe they open add dose off that one see-- , tion? Wb cad sacrifice we've done ft before and well do it again. class-proje- ct ' . for those actions. They are also often the ones that say individual rights come with individual responsibilities. Then let our conservative lawmakers face up to their own principles; let people pay for what they use, - Based on these ideals, wouldnt a users fee for public education make sepse? - In higher education we already have it; tuition. It doesnt even come close to ' paying for what it costs to educate a college student but it does help the system a -i great deal. But what I am suggesting here for public education would only deals with those' who burden fee system, not those would be considered a normal user. In other words, people who have more than three children going to school any one time should be paying more than those who dont Certainly fee exact threshold would . : . . . . : . goes on and on. r I dont have a problem with people wanting large families; I think it is great if they can afford it But feat's fee point Most of us dont buy an expensive car if we : ! cantafford it; why should we have a large family if we cant afford that? t ITis true feat an educated populace is good for all of us; we all benefit from . . . - ; " ' . weight and travelled miles.; ... People who hunt in this state pay a fee to hunt animals; and but of staters pay even more. Fisherman have to pay to fish, . ; v. i ; Businesses often pay more for municipal services, such as water and sewer, based on higher use and more burden that is placed on those systems. The list . " have to be determined by some type of study. The way it is set up now, fee more children you have in your family, fee less education costs you, not only because you pay fee same taxes as those who have few orjio children attending school, butyou get tax deductions for having more kids 4 ' Y aswelD . The first tiling many people are going to'say about this idea is feat it is ant- ifamily. But I dontsee it that way, and I am certainly not just think that, . -- . ay . ! ;- if people want to have a lot trfltids they should pay the burden of taking care of them fully and completely. . We already adhere tq this principle In many other ways in our society. Trucking be-pcompanies pay a great deal more to use the roads than the average person cause the trucks are heavier and more of a burden bn the road, both in terms of (Continued from page 4AJ I support services. . V Martin Tadlock and Debbie Hobbs were instrumental In the at the middle . Stall editorial editor to the every student getting a good education. Unfortunately right now no one is getting fee education they deserve jn this state, because fee resources are so diluted by fee shear numbers burdening the budget. , , v There are only two direct ways to bring more money into public education; higher taxes for all of us or making those that use fee system more than average pay their. ' share. Its , fee onlyfair and equitableway to fix fee system. : S.' i.Are . Bill's Home Furnishings : -.- ; . ; . .. tff , .'WWW if . : . ' 7 : i. ; : . t fi " ; r 'hi , . 'I . V- t ; . . . n: . iT ol m srirT-- v.p .'r : o y y v't fry --V f-- ? : yiJtui fi- - V t . . . - Yil- .'it . ;V ' ' i . 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The single status egory referral to Juvenile court authorities during the designated time period in volved one habitual truancy Y; , Souiwfacti About Newyipen from school complaint. i t il ' t-- 2000, of America t t Thank You 'itt : would like to thank friends and some family for the prayers, cards and Phone calls, retarding My husband, Hayden Hiinters recent open heart surgery on Novi 18. at UVMC. He is home and doing welL Also thank you for ypur beautiful expression of sympathy at the A time of my mom Irene Tfyon death or Now Karen our niece to Bosone, , special Thanks ; my .Goddaughter Kacle Johnson, ' Vf A Friends Metisa Brown, Martha King, . Chris Micoz, ; Chris Micoz, Betty Ruden. Carol Henrfe and Notre Dame Parrish for prayers & candles in behalf of out familw Sincerely. 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